George W Huffman

Male 1847 - 1926  (79 years)


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  • Name George W Huffman 
    Birth 27 Jan 1847  Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Dec 1926  Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Age:79
      Age:79
    Burial IOOF Cemetery, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15036  McKelleb
    Last Modified 13 May 2019 

    Father John Huffman,   b. 1812, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1861, Wells County, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Susannah Myers,   b. 6 Aug 1816, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1915, Jackson Township, Wells, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 16 Feb 1837  Clark County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • MARR: _UID 56ffcf7768f901e5b5b118cf5eb05e42

      MARR: RIN MH:F F 1959

    Family ID F1653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Catherine Neff,   b. 20 Oct 1850, Liberty Township, Wells, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1939, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 5 Nov 1868  Mount Zion, Wells, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • MARR: _UID 56ffcf78462e71e5b5b118cf5eb05e42

      MARR: RIN MH:F F 2936

    Children 
     1. Charles W Huffman,   b. Abt 1873, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ella Mae Huffman,   b. Abt 1878, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jan 1847 - Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Nov 1868 - Mount Zion, Wells, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Dec 1926 - Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - IOOF Cemetery, Montpelier, Blackford, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • (Research):Birth: Jan. 27, 1847 Huntington County Indiana, USA Death: Dec. 24, 1 926 Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA Married Sarah Catherine Neff on 5 Nov 1868 in Mount Zion, Wells County, Indiana.

      Obituary-Huntington, IN . Herald-Press - Monday, December 27, 1926 Huffman,George W . Funeral services for George W. Huffman, seventy-nine, were held Sunday afternoon at Mount Zion, Wells county, with the Rev. C.H. Slusser in charge, assisted by the Rev. Paul Olmstead. Burial was at the I. O.O.F. cemetery at Montpelier. Mr. Huffman died last Friday afternoon at 1:30 o' clock in Fort Wayne. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs . Guy Conklin; one son, Charles Huffman, Wyoming; and one brother, Jacob Huffman, R.R.4, Warren. His home was located at Mount Zion, Ind .

      Huffman,George W.: b. 27 Jan 1846 OH, d. 24 Dec 1926 Allen Co., IN,bur . IOOFCem., Montpelier, I N; Fa. Henry Huffman: b. OH; Mo. Catherine Baker.Obituary - Huntington, IN. Herald-Press - Monday, December 27, 1926

      Huffman, George W. Funeral services for George W . Huffman, seventy-nine, were held Sunday afternoon at Mount Zion,Wells county,with the Rev. C. H. Slusser in charge, assisted by the Rev. Paul O lmstead. Burial was at the I.O.O.F . cemetery at Montpelier. Mr. Huffman died last Friday afternoon at 1 :30 o'clock in Fort Wayne. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Guy Conklin; one son, Charles Huffman, Wyoming ; and one brother, Jacob Huffman, R.R.4, W arren. His home was located at Mount Zion, Ind


      ------------------------- GEORG E W. HUFFMAN
      A biographical compendium of the nature of this work would be incomplete without due reference to the life of George W. Huffman, whose career as a citizen and as a public official have won for him a prominent place in the esteem of the people of Wells county. Mr. Huffman's parents were natives of Clark county, Ohio, but about the year 1846 they came to Indiana, settling in the county of Huntington, where the subject was born on the 27th date of January, 1847. His father, John Huffman, was a farmer and spent the remainder of his life in his adopted state. Like the majority of country lads, the early life of George W. was spent under the parental roof and as soon as old enough to be of practical service he was obliged to contribute his share towards cultivating the farm and providing for the general support of the family. In the common schools he acquired a fair knowledge of the fundamental branches and later , by much reading, close observation and contact with the world in various business and official capacities, became one of the well balanced and thoroughly informed men of the community in which he has so long resided. Actuated by motives of filial duty he remained at home until his twenty-second year, meantime assuming much of the responsibility of managing the farm and sparing no pains in looking after his parents' interests and ministering to their comfort and welfare. At the age of twenty- two he took a life companion in the person of Miss Sarah C. NEFF, of Wayne county, this state, and shortly after his marriage moved to the county of Wells where he engaged in farming on land leased for the purpose. Mr. Huffman began life as an independent factor with a limited capital, but in the course of two years w as enabled to purchase a home of his own , investing his means in an eighty-acre tract of wood land in section 1, Jackson township. To clear and reduce this place to cultivation required long and unremitting toil, but with a spirit born of a determination to succeed, he pursued in the undertaking until in due time he not only had a well tilled farm, but had increased his real estate to one hundred and ninety-eight acres of as fine soil as the county can boast. Mr. Huffman was extremely fortunate in his selection, although unconsciously so, as future developments attested. When oil was discovered in the Indiana field, it was found that his farm lay in the heart of the finest producing district of the state, the result of the discovery raising the value of his land many fold, its present worth being conservatively estimated at over thirty thousand dollars.As a farmer Mr. Huffman has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the most enterprising and thorough of the county, as the splendid condition of his fields and the general appearance of his place abundantly prove. Admirably situated for agricultural and live stock purposes, he has spared no pains in its development and, barring the boundless wealth which lies beneath the soil, it is today one of the finest farms as well as one of the most beautiful and attractive homes in the township of Jackson. For many years Mr. Huffman has taken an active interest in public and political affairs and since attaining his majority has been unwavering in his allegiance to the Democratic party. Not only has he been an active worker, but his ability as a natural leader of men long since caused his services to be sought by the councils of his party both in local and general campaigns. In the year 1893 he was elected sheriff of Wells county, which responsible office he filled four years, proving a most capable and obliging public servant, his administration being eminently satisfactory to the people regardless of party ties. At the expiration of his term he retired with the best wishes of all and since that time has not been actively engaged in any vocation further than to look after his large and constantly increasing oil interests, which yield him a handsome income. At the present time there are twelve producing wells on his place which, with others to be drilled at intervals, assure him a fortune of still larger magnitude in years to come. To Mr. and Mrs. Huffman have been born three children, the oldest of whom, Oscar, died at the age of three and one- half years; Ella, now the wife of Isaac ROUSH, of Mt . Zion, this state, and Charlie WAYNE, the youngest, who served with distinction in the late Spanish-American war and at the present time lives in the city of Bluffton. In his private life Mr. Huffman is sociable, hospitable and generous, ever ready to lend a helping hand to others and to give his influence and material assistance to all enterprises having for their object the general welfare. Few men in the county are as well and favorably known. His integrity has always been above reproach and his name is synonymous for all that is correct in manhood and ennobling in citizenship. Already he has won many victories in life's battle field and it is no extravagant flight of fancy to indulge in the prediction that many more triumphs will yet be his before the days of his usefulness and power shall end. Fraternally Mr. H uffman is a member of Lodge No. 92, Knights of Pythias, and religiously belongs to the Methodist church, as does also his wife. Biographical Memoirs of Wells Co., IN, 1903, B. F. Bowen, Publisher, Pg 230 Submitted by:Colleen Rutledge

      Source for Above: Find A Grave.com Biographical And Historical Records Of Adams And Wells Co., IN. Article - 33 Sheriffs In Wells County Bluffton, IN. News-Banner - Saturday, December 6 , 1986 H. B rown & Son, Warren, IN Funeral Home Records1891-1990 Volume I A-K Compiled by Lillie L. Harris 1995